GRAUSTICH "Morality ends" LP
Tordon Ljud
This seems to me better than any stuff I've heard in past. Heavy electronics is the name of the game, and that is basically the only negative side. Many tracks are something you can pretty much expect from "genre music". 8 "rock song" length tracks delivers variation and good strong stuff, yet never really breaks away from what could be expected from "heavy electronics". So what I assume is, that people who like genre, will like this a lot, and those who feel they've hear "enough", can't see Graustich's quality beyond hearing how it resembles other groups. So - if you do like heavy electronics, or not been overtly exposed to material - I'd say definitely grab this!
LAST DOMINION LOST "Abomination of Desolation" LP
Epicurean
I think this project is somehow ignored - compared to level how good it is. I had theory, that maybe it was bad move originally to ride on name dropping of how there is SPK and DiJ members involved etc. While for some people, it may be sole reason to buy it, it feels to me that plenty of new guys won't bother. For whatever reason. Tesco's release of Last Dominion Lost seems to collect dust in discount bins, despite it is good album. Epicurean's smaller pressing in other hand, are both better, and smaller editions and therefore holding their value pretty well.
This is at the same time old school, yet not nostalgia. They have plenty of modern gadgets and neat sound, very rich textures of flowing "hand made" feel to it. At least over here, it seemed like doing small tape release on Trapdoor finally opened some eyes of people who don't normally follow "big industrial names", hah... Recommended!
ORIFICE TRAINING "Bathroom Abuse" LP
PDB
After many years, got the special edition with printed metal plate as cover. There is something unexplainable why many of the 90's USA noise sounds dark and brutal, while a lot of contemporary harsh noise sounds... energetic and warm? Maybe it is lack of seeing any images of dude with t-shirts, shorts and caps, raging over table of gear. The old stuff - somewhat mysterious and looks different too. Not to mention proper LP album on European industrial label. If one likes texas noise of 90's, one is bound to like Orifice Training. It's intense, ripping, multilayered harsh noise before the overtly boosted digital era. While musically flawless, I think it is after all the context what makes it more than it is.
P.S. Anyone willing to trade MERZBOW wooden box on PDP, I can trade for big pile of distro stuff!!
